Schiff fights for JPL funding.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), arrives at JPL shortly before the rover landed on Aug. 5, 2012. Schiff, whose district includes JPL, has fought against proposed cuts to NASA's planetary science program and warns of a "brain drain" if scientists and engineers with the unique experience of working with spacecraft see their projects curtailed.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), arrives at JPL shortly before the rover landed on Aug. 5, 2012. Schiff, whose district includes JPL, has fought against proposed cuts to NASA's planetary science program and warns of a "brain drain" if scientists and engineers with the unique experience of working with spacecraft see their projects curtailed.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), arrives at JPL shortly before the rover landed on Aug. 5, 2012. Schiff, whose district includes JPL, has fought against proposed cuts to NASA's planetary science program and warns of a "brain drain" if scientists and engineers with the unique experience of working with spacecraft see their projects curtailed.